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MANA was founded in 2013 by Valami Qoro, Jimmy Noa, Nicola Fa’avale and Andrew Fa'avale who were working with Pasifika young offenders at the time.

Realising that there was a lack of culturally-appropriate and strengths-based approaches to working with Pasifika peoples, they created MANA as a vehicle to fill the evidence-gap that existed in the Australian context, and to design culturally-nuanced and holistic strategies and frameworks to work within.

OUR VISION

Support Pasifika peoples in Australia to thrive

OUR MISSION

Create spaces, strategies and solutions that empower Pasifika peoples to continue the extraordinary legacy of our ancestors in Australia

Our Values

People-Centred

Advancing people and communities is at the core of what we do.

Excellence

Being, doing, and delivering our best to be the best.

Solutions

We acknowledge problems but focus on creating innovative and impactful solutions.

Courage

We acknowledge problems but focus on creating innovative and impactful solutions.

Stewardship

We are blessed to bless others – this is the principle of grace.

Care

We care professionally.